Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Edfu (Apollonopolis


Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Edfu (Apollonopolis Magna), Wood, paint, linen, H. cm (20 3/8 in.); W. cm (9 5/8 in.); D. cm (12 3/8 in.), This mummiform figure represents the funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. On his head are two ostrich plumes, hieroglyphs for maat (the proper order of the Egyptian cosmos), a sun disk, and two horns


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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